Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements are still in effect, but some customers may need a gentle reminder about what to do. Learn how solution providers can help customers ease the SOX compliance process. Continue Reading

Network virtualization has been around for a while, but your customers will need some guidance as it gets put into practice more and more. Before you can offer network virtualization services, however, you must make sure that you are prepared. Check... Continue Reading

Beth Cohen, president of of Luth Computer Specialists, Inc., reviews a list of business, financial, legal and technical guidelines that solution providers can use to help customers secure their cloud computing implementations.Continue Reading

Learn about using SSD vs. HDD to address customers' application performance problems and find out how to evaluate CPU utilization, queue depth and disk latency to determine if your customers can benefit from SSD.Continue Reading

Understanding VMware's standard and distributed virtual switches is an important step for resellers planning to offer their customers network virtualization services and VMware virtual switches. Get a reseller-level explanation of the vSphere ...Continue Reading

Value-added resellers (VARs) might fear that the move toward online backup services will box them out. But they shouldn't--there are multiple opportunities to participate in this data backup solution.Continue Reading

To pass Critical Infrastructure Protection standards, utilities must ensure that all critical assets and cyber assets are both properly identified and protected. Ernie Hayden explains how to get the process done right the first time.Continue Reading

Creating a Linux NAS system by coupling Linux with server and storage hardware that you select can help customers save money, but it might not be best alternative for a low-cost yet feature-rich NAS system.Continue Reading

Are your customers' network security solutions working as expected? Learn about testing Snort with Metasploit in this detailed tip from Richard Bejtlich, complete with code examples and step-by-step instructions.Continue Reading